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Modelzone have just announced their latest competition, timed to coincide with the James May Toys Stories Hornby railways episode.

In the Hornby trains episode James May and about 400 helpers piece together enough track to span the 10 miles between Barnstaple and Bideford in Devon. The volunteers and model rail enthusiasts laid a staggering 19,000 pieces of Hornby 00 gauge track over the 10 mile route which has not had a working rail link for over 40 years.

Now Modelzone are giving you the chance to win one of two fantastic Hornby model train sets. The superb Eurostar train set comes complete with a whole load of train track as well as a Eurostar locomotive and passenger coaches.

And the City Industrial train set takes us back to a time when trains like the City Industrial hauled freight and passenger coaches along branch lines throughout the British Isles. This superb train se includes a number of varied coaches and wagons as well as all the track and controllers you will need.

Building model railway systems is not only a lot of fun, it’s also highly educational. Children will enjoy the learning experience building a working model rail system. And a model railway system is a great way for you to interact with your youngsters. You will find that your model railway system provides many happy hours of enjoyment for both you and your children. Children enjoy the stimulation that model railways provide to their imagination and they love the sense of achievement when the system is built and working.

So why not give yourself a chance of winning one of these fantastic train sets by visiting the Hornby competition on the Modelzone blog and submit your entry. All you need to do is answer one simple question which asks: What is the distance between Barnstaple and Bideford Stations – 8 miles, 10 miles or 15 miles? (10 Miles is the answer BTW). Wishing you lots of luck.